Downtown Vision Inc. announced Dec. 13 that Paul Davison has been appointed the nonprofit organization’s board chair, effective Jan. 1.
Davison is the BDO USA P.C. Assurance Market Leader in the firm’s Jacksonville office.
He will succeed Florida Theatre President Numa Saisselin, who served as chair of the 30-person board for more than four years.
“We are honored to have the leadership of Paul Davison as the incoming Downtown Vision Board Chair as we continue our mission to help Downtown Jacksonville grow and thrive,” DVI CEO Jake Gordon said in a news release.
“I want to express my deepest gratitude to Numa Saisselin for his exceptional leadership and invaluable contributions to DVI and Downtown Jacksonville as our outgoing board chair.”
At BDO, Davison oversees the operational aspects of the firm’s local practice, including compliance, quality and people development. He has experience in complex accounting matters, including business mergers, leasing, restructuring, complex stock-based compensation matters and derivatives, the release said.
Davison has been a member of the DVI board for five years and has served as treasurer for the past two years. He also serves on the executive committee of the board of Dreams Come True of Jacksonville.
“Downtown Jacksonville is on a sustained trajectory of growth and opportunities,” Davison said in the release.
“I look forward to continuing the revitalization of Downtown Jacksonville and helping others recognize its full potential through Downtown Vision’s work and my new position as Chair of the Board.”
DVI is the nonprofit Business Improvement District created to provide advocacy and services for Downtown Jacksonville.
The Downtown area includes the Brooklyn, LaVilla, North Core, City Center, Cathedral Hill, Southbank, Sports and Entertainment and Working Waterfront areas.